Urban Eden, human error

Bio-architectural constructions out of moss and seeds

Allison Kudla's project based on the formation of a living and growing biological material via its collaboration with an engineering mechanism.

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Engineering mechanism to generate the artwork. - The project was presented in Linz, Austria for the Ars Electronica Festival 2010 as part of the show “Repair” sponsored by the OK Center and exhibited in the former Tabak Fabrik. Image by Miha Fras found on Allison Kudla's website.

This system uses a computer controlled four-axis positioning table to “print” intricate bio-architectural constructions out of moss and seeds. Suspended in a clear gel growth medium, the moss continues to grow and the seeds sprout.

The algorithmically-generated patterns drawn by the system are based on the Eden growth model and leverage mathematical representations of both urban growth and cellular growth, thereby connecting the concept of city with the concept of the organism.

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Clear gel growth medium - This work was selected for Honorary Mention in Hybrid Arts for Ars Electronica 2010. It also received Honorary Mention for Vida 13.0, the competition for Art and Artificial Life. Image by Miha Fras found on Allison Kudla's website.

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City concept "organic printer" - Image by Miha Fras found on Allison Kudla's website.

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Dinamic and fluid - This project is working to make concrete the idea of dynamic and fluid computer space altering the expression and formation of a living and growing biological material, via its collaboration with an engineering mechanism. Picture found on Allison Kudla's website.

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Organic mechanical pattern - Bio-architectural constructions out of moss and seeds. Image by Miha Fras found on Allison Kudla's website.